In this video Matthew discusses the identification and edible uses of hackberry trees, including our local Southern species, the sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), as well as a few other species found across the US.
Hackberries are a major survival food for those who live near their small fruit, but the usefulness of this tree is unknown to many foragers. A tasty drink called "hackberry milk" can also be made with the fruit.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:21 Hackberry/Sugarberry Tree Identification
4:56 Hackberry Range Map
6:29 Harvesting Hackberries
7:27 Realities of Depending on Hackberry Fruit
10:02 Sugarberry Edible Uses/ Hackberry Milk